Type III construction is normally limited in height. What is usually the maximum of a Type III building?
A) One storyB) Four story
C) Eight story
D) Two story

B) Four story

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What is it called when trapped moisture in concrete is heated to steam and expands?
A) Delamination
B) DepolymerizingC) Spalling
D) Spation

C) Spalling

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If a Type V building is not ballon frame then what is it?

Platform Frame

Under what conditions will gypsum burn?

It will not burn under any conditions.

What are laminated glass windows likely to do when exposed to fire?
A) Nothing
B) Break into long sharp edgesC) Crack and remain in place
D) Shatter into small nuggets

C) Crack and remain in place

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What is the term for plastics that will not melt under fire conditions?

Thermoset or Thermoplastics

What is Type IV construction?

Heavy Timber

What is Type V construction?

Wood Frame

What metal is used in building construction primarily as a coating to protect metal parts from rust and corrosion?

Zinc

What is the term used to describe the weight of the building?

Dead Load

What can be used to provide a secure work platform for fire fighters working on a pitched roof?

Roof Ladder

If heated to a 1000øF how far will a steel beam elongate per 100' ?

1 inch

What type of construction is called ordinary construction?

Type III

A type III building has two different loads. One is the contents. What is the other?

B) the combustible building materials

The four characteristics of building materials under fire include thermal conductivity, decrease in strength with increased temp. and rate of thermal expansion. What is the Fourth?
A) PolymerizationB) Combustibility
C) Portability
D) Stability

B) Combustibility

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What type of barrier is used to prevent the spread of fire from one side of a wall to the other?

Fire Wall

What is the most effective way of preventing lives in Type V construction?

Sprinklers

Failure of a steel structure is dependant on 3 factors, including the mass of the steel components and the loads placed upon them.What is the third?

The methods used to connect the steel pieces

If a Type V is not balloon frame, what type is it?

Platform Frame

With what can wood be impregnated to make it more difficult to ignite and slower burning?

Mineral Salts

What is the term used to describe the weight of the building's contents?

Live Load

What is the most effective method of protecing lives and property in Type V construction?

The strength of a truss depends on both it's members and the ________________ between them

Connections

What type of command structure brings representatives of different agencies together to work on one plan and ensures all actions are fully coordinated?

Unified Command

As more companies arrive at an incident, what is one reason the command structure must expand?

To Mantain the Span of Control

What organization developed the first incident command structure?

FIRESCOPE

What level of supervision can an IC establish in charge of a number of divisions or groups?
A) Task Force Leader
B) Company CommanderC) Branch Director
D) Strike Team Leader

C) Branch Director

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What do the letters in IAP stand for?

Incident

Action

Plan

What method of communication of the necessary transfer of command info is most effective?

Face to Face

How many people can one person manage effectively?

3-7

When are first arriving officers allowed to pass command?

Only when they're direct involvement in operations will have a significant impact on the level of the outcome of the incident

In ICS terminology, what is a single resource?

an individual vehicle and it's personnel

To whom do individuals on the command staff directly report?

to the IC

How are the chiefs of the four major funtional components known collectively?

As the IC General Staff

What is the term for an assembly of five units of the same type with an assigned leader?

Strike Team

ICS has often been characterized as an organizational toolbox. What is the point of making this comparison?

That only the tools needed for the specific incident are used.

The headquarters for an incident is called?

The Command Post

By what title are the heads of the four major functional components (The General Staff) of the ICS known?

Chief

where does the Safety Officer position occur in the ICS?
A) under logistics
B) as it's own entity
C) under operationsD) as part of the command staff

D) as part of the command staff

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the command staff is made up of

Safety Officer

Liason Officer

Public Information Officer

The sections of the General Staff are the:

Operations

Planning

Logistics

Finance/Administrations

The sides of a building are:

the front side A

the left side B

the back side C

the right side D

clockwise rotation

Branches are lead by a:

Branch Director

A division usually refers to companies working:

in the same geographic location

a Group refers to companies working:

on the same task or objective but not in the same location

A municipal Water Supply has three major components:

the water source

the treatment plant

the distribution system

Friction Loss is:

the loss of pressure as water moves through a hose

What principle says each fire fighter answer to only one supervisor?

Unity of Command

To what rank do fire fighters usually report?

Lieutenant

The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as _____.

Span of Control

What agency regulates the design, installation, and operation of two-way radio systems?

The FCC

What is the term for the lowest temperature at which a liquid produces a flammable vapor?

Flash point

At this temperature, a fuel-air mixture will ignite spontaneously.

Ignition Temperature

What is a BLEVE?

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

What makes a fire a Class C fire?

Energized Electrical Equipment

What is one example of a hand-powered hydraulic spreader tool?

Rabbet Tool

What ICS section is responsible for the collection, evaluation,dissemination,and use of information relevant to an incident?
A) logisticsB) planning
C) strategy
D) staging

B) planning

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What NFPA Standard titled Emergency Services Incident Command System?

NFPA 1561

What organization developed the first ICS system?

FIRESCOPE

Efforts to establish ICS started in?

1970's

What type of command structure brings different agencies together to work on a plan and ensure all actions are fully coordinated?

Unified Command

What principal requires each person to have only one direct supervisor?

Unity of Command

What method of communication of the necessary transfer of command info is the most effective?

Face-to-Face

To whom do individuals on the command staff report directly to?

Incident Commander

In an ICS situation, which of these choices is the maximum number of people one person can supervise effectively?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 3D) 5

D) 5

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How are the Chiefs of the four major functional components known collectively?

The General Staff

Portable fire ground lights can range from 300 to ________?

1500 watts

What is the term for the process of mantaining continous possession and control of evidence from the time it is discovered until it is used in court?A) Chain of Custody
B) Evidentiary Procedure
C) Controlled Posession
D) Evidentiary Control